Design
Ebihen 15
Designed by François Vivier
Ebihen 15 is a 4.50 m traditional open sailboat with a 1.85 m beam, a stable and seaworthy boat with good carrying capacity for family sailing and fishing. She was inspired by the fishing boats of northern Brittany and the clinker boats of lower Normandy, and takes her name from the islands off Saint-Jacut.
A metal centerboard gives stability and windward ability, and an outboard of 3 to 6 hp sits in a well aft of the cockpit. Rigs range from a simple lug sail to a gaff cutter. The clinker version is built mainly in plywood and is the easier one for a first-time amateur; a strip-planked version over laminated frames has its own plan package. She fits in an ordinary garage and can be trailered.
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